You must keep your room clean.
Source: tatoeba (9582)
Clean
/kliːn/
Synonyms for "clean" (541 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (109)
absoluteabsolutelyacknowledgeadeptadmitadroitall embracingall outall pervadingall-embracingall-encompassingall-outall-pervadingaltogetherantisepticaptartisticauthoritativebathbathe
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blamelessbleachbleachedblotlessbornbowdlerizebravurabrightbrightenbrilliantbroad-basedbrushchastechristianclarifyclean cutclean outclean upclean-cutcleanlycleansecleansedclearclear outclevercomecome cleancomelycompletelycomprehensiveconfesscongenitalconsummatecoordinatedcrackcrackerjackcreditablecunningcutedaedaldaedaliandaintydecentdecontaminatedecontaminateddeep dyeddeep-dyeddefinitedeftdelousedepletedepuratedetergedexterous
Adjective(11 words)
algal free pondasepticblankclean handsclean surfaceclean-livingcleanestclearclear blendclear designclear processes
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(5 words)
clean as a beanclean as a hound's toothclean as a new pennyclean as a new pinclean as a whistle
Strong matches (162)
dextrousdiplomaticdirt freedirt-freedisinfectdisinfecteddodo updownrightdressdry cleandry-cleandustdust offdyed-in-the-woolegregiousemptyentirelyerectestimable
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ethicalevacuateevenexcellentexhaustexhaustiveexpertexpurgatefairfancyfastidiousfaultlessfilterflawlessfreshfreshenfull of integrityfullyfurbishgogoodgoodishgracefulguiltlessguthandyhigh principledhigh-mindedhigh-principledhighly respectableholyhonesthonorablehygienicimmaculateimmaculatelyimpeccableinculpableingeniousinnocentinoffensiveintensiveinviolateirreproachableirretrievablyirrevocablyjustkosherlaunderlavelaw abidinglaw-abidinglaw-lovinglaw-reveringlustratemagisterialmanlymasterfulmasterlymodestmopmoralneatneatenno meannoblenonpollutedof cleanly habitsomnibusomnipresentorderout-and-outoutrightown upperfectperfectlypervasive
Noun(24 words)
Verb(19 words)
Adjective(15 words)
dustlessfairfreshgeometric patternsgerm-freegreen energy resourcehigh-purityhygienichygienicallightminimalist stylingmodern scriptneatnongraphic designnonpolluting
Adjective(1 words)
Determiner(4 words)
no fault detectedno fault detected logno fault detected reportno fault observed
Related words (270)
Noun(29 words)
plainplumbpolicepolishpoliticpreenprincipledprofessionalproficientpurepure in heartpureheartedpurelypurgepurifiedpurifyquickquitequite someradical
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readyreconditionrefinedreformregularrenewrenovatereputableresourcefulrespectablerevealrightright mindedright-mindedrighteousrinseritually puresanitarysanitizescavengescourscrubscrubbedsexually innocentshapelysheershiningshinysimplesingskillfulslicksmoothsmut-freesmutlesssnowysomesparklingspill the beansspongesportsmanlikesportsmanlyspotlessspotlesslysprucesquarestainlessstarkstatesmanlikesteam-cleansterilesterilizesterlingstraightstraighten outstraighten upstylishsweepsweep outsweepingsweetsweetentactfultahartaintlessthe compleatthe completethoroughthoroughgoingthoroughlythrough and throughthrough-and-throughtidytotaltotallytrimtrue-dealingtrue-devotedtrue-disposingtrue-souledtrue-spiritedtrueheartedtubbedubiquitousunadulteratedunarmedunbesmirchedunblemishedunblottedunclutteruncomplicatedunconditionaluncontaminateduncorruptuncorruptedundefiledunimpeachableuninfecteduniversalunmitigatedunmixedunmuddiedunpollutedunqualifiedunrelievedlyunreservedunrestrictedunsmirchedunsmudgedunsoiledunspoiledunspottedunstainedunsullieduntainteduntarnisheduprightuprighteousupstandingutterutterlyvacuumveritablevirtuosovirtuouswashwash upweaponlesswell donewell-donewell-favoredwell-formedwell-madewell-proportionedwell-scrubbedwell-shapedwell-washedwhitewhitenwhitenedwholesalewholesomewhollywipewipe offwipe outwipe upworkmanlikeworthyyeomanly
Adjective(30 words)
plain designplain layoutpotable water supplypristine copypristine ecosystemspristine surfacepure solventpure substancepurussafe watersans serifsans serif fontspecklessspicksportingsportsmanlikesportysterile areasterile instrumentsterile pond
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sterile techniqueswedish perfektiontidiestuncloudeduncluttereduncontaminatinguninfectedunobjectionableuntouched substanceswhite
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: absolute, absolutely, acknowledge, adept, admit.
- Sentence evidence is available for clean, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "clean".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "clean"
Keep "clean" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "clean" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "clean", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "clean" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
35 entriesShowing 16 of 35 words.
More specific
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
7 entriesclean airclean energyclean handsclean recordclean roomclean slateclean water
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
3 entriessimilar
42 entriesShowing 16 of 42 words.
Translations
202 translations across 135 languages.
Adyghe
1 entries- къабзэ adj (not dirty)
Afrikaans
1 entries- skoon adj (not dirty)
Albanian
2 entries- lir adj (without restrictions or penalties)
- pastër adj (not dirty)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- καθαρός adj (not dirty)
Arabic
2 entries- نضيف adj (not dirty)
- نَظِيف adj (not dirty)
Aragonese
2 entries- limpio adj (not dirty)
- neto adj (not dirty)
Armenian
1 entries- մաքուր adj (not dirty)
Aromanian
4 entries- albu (roa-rup) adj (not dirty)
- chischin adj (not dirty)
- curat adj (not dirty)
- pãstrit adj (not dirty)
Assamese
4 entries- চফা adj (not dirty)
- চাফ চিকুণ adj (not dirty)
- চাফা adj (not dirty)
- চিকুণ adj (not dirty)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
2 entries- ܕܸܟ݂ܝܵܐ adj (not dirty)
- ܬܲܡܸܙ adj (not dirty)
Asturian
1 entries- llimpiu adj (not dirty)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- arı adj (not dirty)
- təmiz adj (not dirty)
Bashkir
1 entries- таҙа adj (not dirty)
Basque
1 entries- garbi adj (not dirty)
Belarusian
1 entries- чы́сты adj (not dirty)
Bengali
2 entries- পরিষ্কার adj (not dirty)
- সাফ adj (not dirty)
Bikol Central
1 entries- malinig adj (not dirty)
Breton
1 entries- dilastez adj (not dirty)
Bulgarian
2 entries- чист adj (not dirty)
- чист adj (without restrictions or penalties)
Burmese
1 entries- သန့် adj (not dirty)
Catalan
1 entries- net adj (not dirty)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- خاوێن adj (not dirty)
- پاک adj (not dirty)
Chechen
1 entries- цӏена adj (not dirty)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎤᏓᏅᎦᎸᏓ adj (not dirty)
Chickasaw
2 entries- chifata adj (not dirty)
- chofata adj (not dirty)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 乾淨 /干净 adj (not dirty)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 乾淨 /干净 adj (not dirty)
- 公正 adj (without restrictions or penalties)
Church Slavic
1 entries- чистъ adj (not dirty)
Chuvash
1 entries- таса adj (not dirty)
Cornish
1 entries- glan adj (not dirty)
Czech
1 entries- čistý adj (not dirty)
Danish
1 entries- ren adj (not dirty)
Dutch
2 entries- proper adj (not dirty)
- schoon adj (not dirty)
Egyptian
1 entries- wab-mw adj (not dirty)
Esperanto
1 entries- pura adj (not dirty)
Estonian
1 entries- puhas adj (not dirty)
Faroese
1 entries- reinur adj (not dirty)
Finnish
2 entries- puhdas adj (not dirty)
- puhdas adj (without restrictions or penalties)
French
2 entries- net adj (not dirty)
- propre adj (not dirty)
Friulian
1 entries- net adj (not dirty)
Galician
1 entries- limpo adj (not dirty)
Georgian
1 entries- სუფთა adj (not dirty)
German
2 entries- rein adj (not dirty)
- sauber adj (not dirty)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌷𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 adj (not dirty)
Greek
1 entries- καθαρός adj (not dirty)
Hausa
1 entries- tsari adj (not dirty)
Hawaiian
1 entries- maʻemaʻe adj (not dirty)
Hebrew
1 entries- נָקִי adj (not dirty)
Hindi
2 entries- साफ़ adj (not dirty)
- स्वच्छ adj (not dirty)
Hungarian
1 entries- tiszta adj (not dirty)
Icelandic
2 entries- hreinn adj (not dirty)
- hreinn adj (without restrictions or penalties)
Ido
1 entries- neta adj (not dirty)
Igbo
2 entries- ocha adj (not dirty)
- ucha adj (not dirty)
Indonesian
1 entries- bersih adj (not dirty)
Ingush
1 entries- цӏена adj (not dirty)
Interlingua
2 entries- munde adj (not dirty)
- nette adj (not dirty)
Irish
1 entries- glan adj (not dirty)
Italian
2 entries- pulito adj (not dirty)
- pulito adj (without restrictions or penalties)
Japanese
3 entries- 清い adj (not dirty)
- 清潔な adj (not dirty)
- 綺麗な adj (not dirty)
Javanese
1 entries- resik adj (not dirty)
Kashmiri
1 entries- صاف adj (not dirty)
Kazakh
2 entries- саф adj (not dirty)
- таза adj (not dirty)
Khmer
1 entries- ស្អាត adj (not dirty)
Korean
2 entries- 깨끗하다 adj (not dirty)
- 맑다 adj (not dirty)
Kumyk
1 entries- таза adj (not dirty)
Kyrgyz
3 entries- аруу adj (not dirty)
- пакиз adj (not dirty)
- таза adj (not dirty)
Ladin
1 entries- nët adj (not dirty)
Lao
1 entries- ສະອາດ adj (not dirty)
Latin
3 entries- mundus adj (not dirty)
- pūrus adj (not dirty)
- tersus adj (not dirty)
Latvian
1 entries- tīrs adj (not dirty)
Lithuanian
1 entries- švarus adj (not dirty)
Lombard
1 entries- nett adj (not dirty)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- cysty adj (not dirty)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- propper adj (not dirty)
Macedonian
1 entries- чист adj (not dirty)
Maguindanao
1 entries- matilak adj (not dirty)
Malay
1 entries- bersih adj (not dirty)
Malayalam
2 entries- വൃത്തിയായ adj (not dirty)
- ശുദ്ധ adj (not dirty)
Maltese
1 entries- nadif adj (not dirty)
Marathi
2 entries- साफ adj (not dirty)
- स्वच्छ adj (not dirty)
Meänkieli
1 entries- puhas adj (not dirty)
Mizo
1 entries- fai adj (not dirty)
Mongolian
1 entries- цэвэр adj (not dirty)
Māori
1 entries- mā adj (not dirty)
Nepali
1 entries- सफा adj (not dirty)
Norman
3 entries- naette adj (not dirty)
- net adj (not dirty)
- propre adj (not dirty)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- paqij adj (not dirty)
Occitan
1 entries- net adj (not dirty)
Old English
1 entries- clǣne adj (not dirty)
Ossetian
1 entries- сыгъдӕг adj (not dirty)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- آری adj (not dirty)
- تمیز adj (not dirty)
- صفی adj (not dirty)
- پاك adj (not dirty)
Pashto
1 entries- پاک adj (not dirty)
Persian
2 entries- تمیز adj (not dirty)
- پاک adj (not dirty)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- rein adj (not dirty)
Polabian
1 entries- caistĕ adj (not dirty)
Polish
1 entries- czysty adj (not dirty)
Portuguese
2 entries- asseado adj (not dirty)
- limpo adj (not dirty)
Punjabi
4 entries- سُتْھرا adj (not dirty)
- صاف adj (not dirty)
- صاف سُتْھرا adj (not dirty)
- ਸਾਫ਼ adj (not dirty)
Quechua
1 entries- llimphu adj (not dirty)
Romanian
1 entries- curat adj (not dirty)
Russian
2 entries- чи́стый adj (not dirty)
- чи́стый adj (without restrictions or penalties)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- glan adj (not dirty)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- čȉst adj (not dirty)
- čȉst adj (without restrictions or penalties)
- чи̏ст adj (not dirty)
- чи̏ст adj (without restrictions or penalties)
Shor
1 entries- арығ adj (not dirty)
Sicilian
1 entries- pulitu adj (not dirty)
Sindhi
1 entries- صاف adj (not dirty)
Sinhalese
1 entries- පිරිසුදු adj (not dirty)
Slovak
1 entries- čistý adj (not dirty)
Slovene
2 entries- čist adj (not dirty)
- čist adj (without restrictions or penalties)
Somali
1 entries- nadiif adj (not dirty)
Southern Altai
1 entries- ару adj (not dirty)
Spanish
2 entries- limpio adj (not dirty)
- límpido adj (not dirty)
Swahili
2 entries- nadhifu adj (not dirty)
- safi adj (not dirty)
Swedish
1 entries- ren adj (not dirty)
Sylheti
1 entries- ꠌꠣꠚꠣ adj (not dirty)
Tagalog
1 entries- malinis adj (not dirty)
Tajik
4 entries- пок adj (not dirty)
- покиза adj (not dirty)
- соф adj (not dirty)
- тамиз adj (not dirty)
Tamil
1 entries- சுத்தம் adj (not dirty)
Tatar
3 entries- саф adj (not dirty)
- таза adj (not dirty)
- чиста adj (not dirty)
Thai
1 entries- สะอาด adj (not dirty)
Tibetan
1 entries- གཙང་མ adj (not dirty)
Turkish
3 entries- arı adj (not dirty)
- arın adj (not dirty)
- temiz adj (not dirty)
Turkmen
1 entries- tämiz adj (not dirty)
Tuvan
1 entries- арыг adj (not dirty)
Ukrainian
1 entries- чи́стий adj (not dirty)
Unami
1 entries- pilsi adj (not dirty)
Urdu
1 entries- صاف adj (not dirty)
Uzbek
3 entries- pok adj (not dirty)
- pokiza adj (not dirty)
- toza adj (not dirty)
Venetan
2 entries- net adj (not dirty)
- néto adj (not dirty)
Vietnamese
2 entries- sạch adj (not dirty)
- sạch sẽ adj (not dirty)
Volapük
1 entries- klinik adj (not dirty)
Welsh
1 entries- glân adj (not dirty)
White Hmong
1 entries- huv adj (not dirty)
Yakut
1 entries- ыраас adj (not dirty)
Yiddish
1 entries- ריין adj (not dirty)
Sample sentences
63 total sentences available.
You had better make a clean breast of everything.
Source: tatoeba (16632)
You must always keep your hands clean.
Source: tatoeba (16847)
Your room must always be kept clean.
Source: tatoeba (16916)
Showing 4 of 63 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "clean"?
Closest matches include absolute, absolutely, acknowledge, adept, admit.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "clean"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.